Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA news - Gentle Throttle Adjustment? - 2009

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The Alfa Mito GTA – the hotted-up version of the bug-eyed Italian hatch-coupe – is heading to Geneva in early March, and we’ve got the first image of it.

It looks a hell of a lot harder. There’s a new front end with deeper, wider air intakes – with, we have to admit, more than a hint of the Alfa 8C Competizione about it – which helps to add some much-needed breadth to the Mito’s face. The GTA also gets a wider stance and a set of excellent anthracite wheels, which add an excellent sharper edge to the Mito’s cutesy styling.

We’re still a bit worried about the Mito GTA, though. Though Alfa hasn’t released any firm technical details, we’re told it’ll be powered by a turbocharged 1.8-litre engine with direct injection, putting out between 230bhp and 240bhp. In a front-wheel drive car the same size as a Mini. Words like ‘torque’ and ‘steer’ spring rapidly to mind.

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